Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa has today turned wildly after Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi showed interest in getting an equal
stake to the UDA government in Kilifi County.
Kingi who ditched the Azimio-Oka team to the Kenya Kwanza
coalition exhibited hopes of selling his Pamoja African Alliance Party (PAA) to
eternity.
Him joining PAA, designate how Kingi was eagerly looking
for a good marketing zone to brand his newest party.
The deputy president William Ruto appointed Kingi to be
one of the Kenya Kwanza coastal region coordinators assisting him to bag enough
votes in fulfilling his 2022 political ambitions.
The coastal leaders appointed earlier this month were
Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya, Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi and Taita-Taveta
women representative Lydia Haika.
However, Kilifi County UDA claimed to have been loyal to
the party and thus wants Ruto to allow UDA offices in each county to coordinate
their campaigns instead of having a larger team that will not deliberate
equivalent commitment towards the election.
Speaking yestersday in Malindi UDA offices, Jumwa
has rebuked Kingi for his hidden agendas before the elections. She has further
stated that Coast isn’t a PAA zone despite Kingi being appointed as regional
coordinator.
“Kenya Kwanza coalition and UDA has been and will
continue to support actively and promotes all its candidates vying for various
positions in Kilifi County. There will be no zoning in Kilifi County.”
Kingi the outgoing Governor has been domiciled and
allegedly involved with corruption cases of looting public funds and
properties. A case that made him appear before the EACC centre on 29 November
2016.
Aisha, however, calls for Kingi to decontaminate himself
before the Kilifi residents who claim that Kingi brought zero developments to
the table.
“We appreciate his excellency the outgoing Kilifi
Governor Amason Kingi. We note with great concern that his bad track record as
county chief, may affect UDA and Kenya Kwanza popularity in Kilifi County.
Unless he starts sanitizing himself.”
Aisha Jumwa and Kilifi North Mp Owen Baya, are known to
be the UDA frontiers in Kilifi County, hence believing in winning regardless of
the stiff competition from their Azimio opponents.
Kingi’s political journey
Amason Kingi who clinched the Magarini Constituency seat
in 2008 through the ODM ticket, became Raila’s die-hard supporter and the most
loved politician in Kilifi following the tendency of his firm extremism. The
same year, he was nominated as Minister for East Africa Community for 2 years.
In 2010, Kingi was treasured with the Fisheries ministry
until March 4 2013 when he resigned and contested for Kilifi gubernatorial seat.
He managed to become the first Governor in the newly
devolved government after defeating his close opponents, Lonne Mbaga, Francis
Baya and Prof. Katana.
In 2017, Kingi defeated Gideon Mungáro and emerged as the
winner.
Kingi’s promises
ODM party has been the Kingi’s back born until he decided
to come up with his PAA party whose agenda is to unite Kilifi and fight against
land injustices, create more jobs for Kilifi youths, and improve health
sectors, education as well as empower farmers to stabilize food security.
Ruto’s enticement plans to Kingi
His political journey is stated to come to an abrupt end
because he annoyed his long last boss (Raila). Defecting from Azimio to Kenya
Kwanza is considered to be political suicide to Governor Kingi.
Despite being promised to be the speaker of the house of
the senate and also possess a big stake in Mombasa port, Kingi will have to
gather 50% per cent of Kilifi votes to the deputy president William Ruto,
something that Azimio consider impossible.
